A Rework (Buff) Proposal to Oxyferns

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I know this is an old thread, but I’ll put in my idea just to share.

Problem: Oxyferns suck. 3 plants support 1 dupe, so the most you can realistically get are 6 or 7 dupes’ worth.

My idea is to make Oxyferns reproduce at a slow rate (32 cycles) dropping refined carbon (117g) and seeds. My preference would be to have them not take water, but instead take a large amount of dirt instead. 
 

Proposed rate changes:

- O2 and CO2 rates increased by 50% (now 2 plants per dupe)

- instead of irrigation & fertilisation, each plant takes 40kg/cycle of dirt (supports 4 dupes per pip ranch)

- every 32 cycles, it can be harvested for 117g refined carbon and has a 20% chance of dropping a seed.

 

This would make Oxyferns possible to be used for large-scale oxygen production, when paired with large cuddle pip ranches.